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FIRE PLAGE. No. 266,933. Patented/Oct. 3,1, 188.2.A

FELIU- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. WELLINGTON, OF LEXINGTON, AND ALBERT CHASE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

FIRE-PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part lof Letters Patent No. 266,933, dated October 31, 1882.

Application filed July 17,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, CHARLES A. WEL- LINGTON, of Lexington, in the-county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, and AL- BERT CHASE, of Boston, in the county ot' Suffolk, in said State, both citizens of the United States, have invented an Improvement in Fire- Places, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature, -in which- Figure l is a front elevation of our invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof', with a portion ot' the upper right-hand corner cut out to illustrate a detail of construction. Fig. 3 is plan. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section of a portion of the fire-place, showing especially the damperoperating devices. Fig. 6 is a perspective of the interior portion of the frame-work of the lire-place, the front being removed. Fig. 7 is a perspective of the front alone. Fig. Sis a section and plans upon and below the line mw of Fi g. l. Fig. 9 is a perspective ofthe damperoperating cam, hereinafter-described. Fig. 10 is also a perspective View of said cam, but on the opposite side to that shown in Fig. 9.'

This invention relates, first, to the improved construction of the frame, whereby the entire front may be removed to expose the interior of the lire-place and the various devices for operating the damper and blower; second, to the arrangement ot' the damper and the means for operating the same; third, to the blower and means for counterbalancing the same and for protecting the counterbalancing-weights and cord, and also for preventing the escape of gas and smoke about the blower 5 fourth, to the construction and arrangement of the ashpan in relation to the grate; fifth, to various details ot' construction, all of which will hereinafter be more fully specified.

The fire-place preferably is made in two parts-namely, the interior section, A, which embraces the upright parts a, cross-piece a', projections or lugs a3 a4, provided with the bolt or screwthreaded holes a5, the horizontal damper-plate c, and upper cross plate, a8. The outer section, B, is ornamental in character, and is of sufcient size to cover the front sides and upper portion of the inner section, and it has the side posts or portions, b, the upper cross-piece, b', and the upper plate, b2. This section is fastened to the inner section by means of screws or bolts passed through the holes b3 therein into the holes a5 in the lugs of.

the inner frame.

The damper C is hinged at c to the damperplate a6, which has the aperture or holec, forming the outlet from the Ere-place to the chimney-iiue, and it is operated to open and close the passage by means of the link c2, lever c3, and cam c4 upon the end ofthe shaft c5. This cam is spiral in form, has the stops c, and the end c7 ot' the lever c3 bears near its end upon its face. This lever c3 is pivoted at c8 in front of the cam to a standard or bracket, e9, projecting inwardly from the upper plate, as, of the inner section. The shaft c5 has a limited extent of endwise movement, and the earnsector has the notches cw, which are adapted to engage with the latch cu, which projects inwardly from the said plate a8. The weight ot' the damper and its link causes the end of the lever c3 to bear 'constantly against the cam and force it toward the plate e8, so that the notches 010 are always 'in position to engage with the latch. To operate the damper,the knob c12 is pressed inwardly sufficiently to move the camsector sufficiently to disengage the notch c1 from the latch, and the knob is then turned, revolving the cam and causing the lower end, c", of the lever c3 to be moved in or out in relation to the inner frame, according as the cam is revolved. 1f it be moved outwardly, the damper is opened, and if in the other direction it is closed.

The blower D is suspended between the outer and inner sections by meansof the cords d, and is counterbalanced by means of suitable weights, the cords passing over pulleys secured to the inner frame. The weights and cords upon the outside of the pulleys are covered by the pipes d', and they are thereby protected from any dbris that might otherwise fall into the passages left for them in setting theiire-place. Asisobvious,thisblowermoves vertically between the plates b2 and a8. In order that there may be no escape of gas or smoke about the blower, we make the blower plain and form upon the inner end of theouter plate, b2, the lip d2, which bears against the IOO 2 accesa outer surface of the blower, and upon the inner plate, a8, the lip d3, which bears against the inner or back side of the blower.

The cross-bars'E, forming the lower portion of the front of the lire-place, are cast in one piece with the side bars, c, and the cross-plate a2, and this section is `fastened to the inner frame, A, by means of the bolts e', so that-it is readily removed.

The ash-pan F is madelarge enough to project beyond the front of the tire-place, as shown in Fig. 8, and is open at the top to receive ashes both upon the inside and outside line or" the bars E.

The iireplace is adapted to he set into the wall or to be set out from the-chimney in masonry built up especially for it, and Lthe damper-plate a6 serves also as a stay-plate in securing the fire-place' in position. The gratebars al extend across'from the cross-plate a2 to any suitable support upon the inner side ot' the lire-place.

The advantages of this construction have been explained in connection with the description.`

We are aware that lire-places have been constructed Whichnse a counterbalanced blower, and which have chambers cast therewith in which the weights balancing the blower 'are moved, and we do not claim this construction.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. A fire-place comprising the inner section, A, to which the operative parts of the lireplace are secured, and which is adapted to be fastened in masonry7 or the Wall, and the outer section, B, adapted to cover the inner section and conceal the said mechanism and detachably secured to said inner section, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination of the inner section, A, with the front bars, E, the side supports, c,

cross-piece a?, and the bolts e', all snbstani tially as and for the purposes described.'

3. Theinner section, A, comprising the side frames, a, the cross-piece a', the plate a8, and the damper-plate a6, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. In combination with the inner section, A, of the fire place, having a damperplate, a, the damper G, hinged to said plate, the knob cl2, and intermediate mechanism, substantially as described, whereby upon turning the knob the damper is operated, Iall substantially as and. for the purposes set forth.

5. Thecombinatiomin a re-place,of the section A, having a damper-plate, a5, and damper C, hinged thereto, the camsector c, link c2, and

lever c3, and means'for revolving the sector from the front of the tire-place, all substantially as described.

6. The combination of the damper C, the link 02, the lever c3, pivoted as described, the cam-sector, and means for revolving the same and for locking it in any desired position, all substantially as described.

7. In a fireplace, as a means for operating a damper-lever, the sector having a bearing on the section A, provided with a spiral cam, c4,

upon one side and notches upon theother, with means for revolving the sector and for locking it by the notches, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

8. In a tire-place, the combination of the counterbalanced blower D with the plates b2 a8 and their lips d2 13,2111 substantially as and for the purposes described.

9. In a fire-place, in combination with the inner frame, A, the separate tubes d', arranged upon either side ot' the frame, as shown, and adapted to receive and protect the counterbalancing weights, all substantially as described.

10. In a tire-place, the front grate comprising the bars E, the side supports, e, and the cross-piece a2, in combination with means, substantially as specified, for attaching it to the section A, all substantially as and t'or the purposes described.

GHAS. A. WELLINGTON. ALBERT CHASE.

Vitnesses:

F. F. RAYMOND, 2d,

FRED. HARRIs. 

